Look up: Codec

1. CODEC
   COder/DECoder. An encoder plus a decoder is an electronic device that compresses and decompresses digital signals. It is also used to refer to conditional refresh video equipment.
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2. CODEC
   Coder/Decoder + Compression/Decompression
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3. codec
   Coder Decoder; converts analogue signals to digital and digital to analogue (e.g. voice codec, video codec). Codecs began as simple analogue/digital converters but now universally use compression techniques to minimise the required bandwidth. The simplest compression technique, companding (i.e. non-linear A/D conversion), is universal in wireline telecommunications. Mobile codecs, such as the GSM codecs, all add predictive coding. The GSM codecs are, in order of evolution, FR (full rate), HR (half rate), EFR (enhanced full rate) and AMR (adaptive multi-rate). UMTS uses the AMR codec.
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4. Codec
   (Digital cameras and photo printers) Short for Decompressor/Compressor. Algorithm for compression and decompression from images (pictures and videos) and/or music.
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5. codec
   = compress / decompress - think of a codec as being software on your computer that enables you to record or play a specific type of moving image file such as an AVI. Each codec differs in offering various amounts or methods of picture compression, hence q
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6. Codec
   An electronic circuit that converts analogue signals to digital and digital to analogue.
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7. Codec
   A codec (compression/decompression or coder/decoder) is a software component that is used for compressing and decompressing data such as audio (MP3) or video (MPEG). Among others, codecs exist for WMA, QuickTime, Streaming Audio, and RealAudio
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8. Codec
   stands for coder/decoder. Codecs are often used by software to compress and decompress audio data. For example, most Windows computers have an ADPCM codec which many software applications use to read and write compressed audio data from ADPCM compressed WAV files. You can view the codecs installed i...
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9. Codec
   A codec (Coder-Decoder) is a piece of hardware or software for encoding and decoding digital audio and video signals.
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10. Codec
    (Coder – Decoder) This is the term given to audio compression systems. Codec systems work out the sounds we can and cannot hear, and then save only the information that is audible. This can be done in a number of ways. One way is not recording sounds that fall outside our range of hearing. An...
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11. Codec
    Acronym for compressor/decompressor.
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12. CODEC
    Compression/decompression, or coding/decoding. A process through which all information in a moving picture is reduced to its lowest level of digital information, before being transmitted over phone lines to be recombined to create a picture at the other end. Varying quality of picture resolution, mo...
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13. codec
    a chip which combines analogue-to-digital conversion(coding)and digital-o-analogue conversion(decoding) Category: Electrical engineering and energy • an assembly comprising an encoder and a decoder in the same equipment.This device produces a coded output from an analog output,and vice v...
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14. CODEC
    An acronym for COder/DECoder. A device used for converting analogue signals to digital signals.
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15. CODEC
    coder/decoder
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16. CODEC
    Short for compressor/decompressor, a codec is any technology for compressing and decompressing data. Codecs can be implemented in software, hardware, or a combination of both. Some popular codecs for computer video include MPEG, DivX, Indeo and Cinepak.
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17. Codec
    Mathematical algorithms used to compress large data signals into small spaces with minimal perceived loss of information.
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18. codec
    Videoconferencing hardware uses a codec to code the outgoing video and audio signals and decode the incoming signals. Prior to transmission, the codec converts analog signals to digital signals and compresses the digital signals. Incoming audio and video must be decompressed and converted from digital back to analog.
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19. Codec
    An acronym for 'compression/deccompression', a codec is an algorithm or specialized computer program that encodes or reduces the number of bytes consumed by large files and programs. Files encoded with a specific codec require the same codec for decoding. Some codecs you may encounter in computer vi...
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20. codec
    the combination of a coder and a complementary decoder located respectively at the input and output of a television transmission path NOTE - The term 'codec' has another meaning in bi-directional transmission, and any confusion should be carefully avoided.
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21. codec
    an assembly of a coder and a decoder operating in opposite directions, in the same equipment
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22. Codec
    In computing, a codec (coder-decoder) is a device that converts a continuous analog signal into an encoded representation in a digital bit stream, and decodes incoming digital signals back into an analog form.
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23. Codec
    A `codec` is a device or computer program capable of encoding and/or decoding a digital data stream or accessdate=2009-12-21-->--> The word codec is a portmanteau of ``co`mpressor-`dec`ompressor` or, more commonly, ``co`der-`dec`oder`. A codec (the program) should not be confuse...
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